Sam had taken the news of the crossroads deal hard, but surprisingly well. He vowed to get Dean out of the deal, to save his ass for a change. They had other things to worry about now; like that door releasing an army of demons. Who knows what escaped through there.
With Sam on the same page with the deal, it was time to get Kayla there. As soon as they were out of Wyoming they stopped at a hotel, everyone needed a good nights sleep. They got separate rooms, Dean already knew the devastation in her expression as she got ready for bed.
"I know this is bad." She didn't look at him. "But you have to forgive me for this Kayla, he's my little brother. I know I told you I'd stop trying to get myself killed but this was different and you know that. I'm sorry, but I know you get it whether you want to or not. You ran up in tears and kissed him when you heard his voice so I know you get it."
She nodded, her voice was almost too quiet to hear. "I get it."
"So I'm not one to talk about breaking your word but you said you'd stay no matter what. No matter what a jerk I was or how stupid I was being, and let's face it, this is probably as bad as I could have done."
"Probably." She walked over and hugged him. "But I meant it, you're stuck with me."
Dean smiled and stroked her hair; it was hard to think about this being the beginning of the end. "It's gonna be ok. We're gonna figure all this out."
She forced a smile but couldn't keep from crying. A year didn't seem so long now and she wasn't going to waste a second of it.